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Kitano-cho is district of foreigner settlements, located to the north of Kobe city, at the foot of the Rokko mountain range. The settlements date back to the 19th century, when Kobe opened its port to foreign merchants and trade. The unique mansions (aka Injikan) that...More

This is a cool area for lunch or if you have some time to burn although not a must do, only a few buildings are historical.....great place for a change of lunch area if you are doing a multi day kobe visit enjoy !!!

I like this place a lot , requires a lot of walking but totally worth it . You can stop by to have a soft served ice cream near the tourist information center. Good weather during my visit so, i really enjoy my time there....More

the draw card is that the architecture is European vs the Japanese style that common in all japan, for non Japanese natives this is a bit of a bust. If your not fit or very mobile you can't really see much without much walking, there...More

It takes about 15mins on foot from Sannomiya station in kobe city. I keep walking through the sannomiya spopping street to reach starbucks kitano also to find the little hill to reach "Ijinkan" Kitano area. You can find former foreign residence house, Parastin House, Sakano...More

We went here using the the city loop bus. It was a quaint area with beautiful European houses to view. There is a fee to enter each house which we did not avail as we were able to appreciate the houses from the outside. My...More

If you catch the loop bus you need to walk up a steep climb, but once there you can wander through the local lanes passing private homes, the old european houses and the odd market stall. You can pay to enter the german house and...More

This is a very popular dating area in Kobe and consequently much of the historic buildings has been converted into shops and restaurants. However it is still interesting to see how the foreigners in Kobe used to live in the slopes above Kobe.

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